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Title: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: grahame on December 05, 2019, 19:58:02 From Get Reading (https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/elizabeth-line-reading-trains-everything-17367094)
Quote Here's all you need to know about the new Elizabeth Line coming to Reading , Berkshire. [snip] When is the Elizabeth Line opening? The Elizabeth Line is due to open "as soon as practically possible in 2021". More details will be released in 2020. However TfL will take over running stopping services to Reading ahead of the Elizabeth Line opening on Sunday, December 15. How many carriages do Elizabeth Line trains to Reading have? The TfL Rail service between London Paddington and Reading beginning on the 15 December will be serviced by seven-car trains. How many seats do Elizabeth Line trains to Reading have? The TfL Rail seven-car units will have 354 seats, 817 standing spaces and a total capacity of 1,171. [snip] Does it have a buffet car? There are no buffet cars and no plans to introduce buffet cars on the new trains. Seems a shame when there's so much standing room that there's no bar to lean at. Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: MVR S&T on December 05, 2019, 21:28:20 Toilets?
Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: rogerw on December 05, 2019, 21:30:24 No
Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: Surrey 455 on December 05, 2019, 21:41:15 Toilets? I do wonder how the interiors will cope with "liquid" damage on Friday & Saturday nights when people realise there are no toilets and don't want to get off at an intermediate station because it is either the last train of the night or there would be a long wait for the next one. I am sure this will happen at some point. Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: CyclingSid on December 06, 2019, 07:21:35 Similar situation on Southern sets with no toilet, apparently quite fragrant the morning after.
Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: grahame on December 06, 2019, 08:08:08 Similar situation on Southern sets with no toilet, apparently quite fragrant the morning after. Writing from a train to Whifflet - seems appropriate for this thread, though smells like it has been cleaned overnight. An amazing week of using service through Glasgow Central Low Level - a line that was closed for a couple of decades but now sees frequent busy trains calling in both directions. Size of city not withstanding, makes you wonder what we should see in the future in places like Leeds and Bristol (http://www.wellho.net/pix/gcll2019.jpg) Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: eightf48544 on December 06, 2019, 11:51:49 The last stopping trains from Padd to Reading are GWR 387s with toilets.
I wonder why! Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: FremlinsMan on December 07, 2019, 17:32:09 Toilets? I do wonder how the interiors will cope with "liquid" damage on Friday & Saturday nights when people realise there are no toilets and don't want to get off at an intermediate station because it is either the last train of the night or there would be a long wait for the next one. I am sure this will happen at some point. Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: FremlinsMan on December 07, 2019, 17:39:03 Toilets? I do wonder how the interiors will cope with "liquid" damage on Friday & Saturday nights when people realise there are no toilets and don't want to get off at an intermediate station because it is either the last train of the night or there would be a long wait for the next one. I am sure this will happen at some point. Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: broadgage on December 08, 2019, 11:20:35 Or just use a proper train that is fitted with toilets !
All new or refurbished trains should be fitted with toilets, it should be a basic requirement. Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: Surrey 455 on December 08, 2019, 21:45:08 Also from Get Reading (https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/elizabeth-line-reading-trains-everything-17367094), a reminder that drinking alcohol is forbidden on TfL services.
Quote Reading's new Elizabeth Line trains have rules too, quite a few in fact. Most are obvious and can be classed under "basic common sense". Some are less so. For example, we all know it's illegal to drink on the train. Remember all the hoo-ha when MP Dianne Abbott was caught quietly sipping a can of M & S Mojito on the tube? If you look around TfL's London Underground network, there are signs everywhere warning of the perils of being caught drinking. As TfL prepares to take over stopping services from Reading to London Paddington as part of the Crossrail project, we've had a look at the TfL byelaws which govern the dos and don'ts while on the train. Reading Station and others in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire have become part of the legendary London Underground map which means passengers need to follow these rules. Otherwise it's a fine, or a least a telling off. Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: broadgage on December 11, 2019, 00:59:49 One hopes that that the "no drinking of alcohol, or carrying open containers of alcohol" rule will be enforced with common sense and only on the TFL services.
I foresee some risk of "mission creep" and trying to ban drinking on GWR services or at GWR stations. Or trying to prohibit the carrying of sealed containers of drink as part of ones shopping. Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: eXPassenger on December 11, 2019, 18:03:17 One hopes that that the "no drinking of alcohol, or carrying open containers of alcohol" rule will be enforced with common sense and only on the TFL services. I foresee some risk of "mission creep" and trying to ban drinking on GWR services or at GWR stations. Or trying to prohibit the carrying of sealed containers of drink as part of ones shopping. Is that the real reason for the absence of a buffet car on the IETs? Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: ChrisB on December 12, 2019, 09:32:01 I can't see TfL ever operating an IET!
Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: eXPassenger on December 12, 2019, 18:03:20 I can't see TfL ever operating an IET! No but it would give consistency on Paddington Reading - the important part of the route. Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: ChrisB on December 12, 2019, 18:51:35 Think about it....rule out a buffet on an IET because another operator has a dink ban for just 25 minutes/30-odd miles of journeys taking hours/hundreds of miles?
Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: ellendune on December 12, 2019, 23:06:14 I can't see TfL ever operating an IET! No but it would give consistency on Paddington Reading - the important part of the route. I think Paddington to Reading may reasonably be described as "an important part of the route", but people outside the home counties might find it a little insulting to describe it as "the important part of the route". Title: Re: Confirmation of facilities on Crossrail trains Post by: eXPassenger on December 13, 2019, 20:04:25 My comment has been taken far to literally.
I was extending this comment from Broadgage: Quote One hopes that that the "no drinking of alcohol, or carrying open containers of alcohol" rule will be enforced with common sense and only on the TFL services. and extending his known concerns about the lack of buffets and catering generally on IETs.I foresee some risk of "mission creep" and trying to ban drinking on GWR services or at GWR stations. Or trying to prohibit the carrying of sealed containers of drink as part of ones shopping. I suggest we close this and if mods wish to delete the subthread I have no objection. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |